Local Guide:Hozenji Yokocho Alley in Osaka!Must-go temple and restaurants!

Hozenji Yokocho Alley is located within few minutes’ walk from the Glico Man sign which is one of the symbol of Osaka.

The narrow,stone-paved atmospheric alley feels like the old days of Osaka.

There is a small temple called “Hozenji” in Hozenji Yokocho,and many locals and foreign tourists visit here to pray and enjoy local foods in Osaka.

After visiting Hozenji temple, enjoy local foods!

There are many restaurant,shops and bars along this old alley.

The famous restaurants such as Matsuzakagyu yakiniku M or Michelin-Star restaurant Wasabi are located in this area.

I’ll guide you Hozenji Yokocho Alley and must-eat local foods in Osaka this time!

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Local Guide:Hozenji Yokocho Alley in Osaka!Must-go temple and restaurants!

Hozenji Yokocho Alley has two 80m streets going east to west,and at the end of corner you’ll find Hozenji Yokocho Temple.
Hozenji Temple was built in 1637. There were execution ground and graveyards around this area at that time.

It is said Hozenji Temple was built in order to appease the spirit of dead people.

There is Fudo-myoo statue(one of the important deities of Japanese Buddhism)which is covered by green moss in there.
Locals affectionately call it “Mizukake-Fudo-san”.

Mizu means “water”,Kake means “splash” in Japanese.

People visit Hozenji temple to pray for good fortune by pouring water on the statue of Fudo-myoo with a ladle.

It is said if you splash water with this statue and pray for your wishes,your wishes will be fulfilled.

A lots of green moss has grown on the statue. I wonder how many people splash water to pray for their wishes after the Mizukake Fudo statue was built.

Hozenji Temple was destroyed by an air strike in 1945,but Fudo-myoo statue was remained.Therefore,local people have a special feelings for this statue.

After visiting Hozenji Temple, let’s enjoy local foods!

5 Must-go restaurants around Hozenji Yokocho Alley

As I mentioned above, there are many famous restaurants around Hozenji Yokocho Alley.
I’d like to introduce you 5 must-go restaurants at Hozenji Yokocho Alley.

1.Meotozenzai夫婦善哉

“Meoto” means husband and wife in Japanese.Zenzai is sweet, thick bean soup with rice cakes or dumplings in it.

This restaurant serves two bowls of Meotozenzai for one person.

So you can eat two bowls of them by yourself!

It is believed that if marital couple eat this Meotozenzai together, they will live happily ever after.

I like Zenzai, but some of my foreign friends don’t like Japanese sweet beans.

It’s a famous local foods,but it is better for you not to eat if you don’t like Japanese sweet beans.